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NATO intervention in
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Operation Maritime Guard was a NATO blockade in the international waters of the Adriatic Sea of the former Yugoslavia. It followed NATO Operation Maritime Monitor, and was in support of UNSC Resolution 787, which called upon states acting individually or otherwise to enforce the UN embargoes of the rump Yugoslavia.

Scope

The operation began on November 22, 1992. It authorized NATO to use force, and included stopping, inspecting, and diverting ships bound for the former Yugoslavia. All ships bound to or coming from the territorial waters of the former Yugoslavia were halted for inspection and verification of their cargoes and destinations.

With support from Turkey, the Netherlands, and Germany, the operation was strengthened to allow for NATO aircraft to shoot down aircraft that violated the blockade. It was the first authorized use of force to back a UN Security Council Resolution.

Forces and results

The USS Kauffman, which took part in Operation Maritime Guard

The blockade comprised destroyers from Turkey, Italy, Germany, Greece, and the United Kingdom, and frigates from the United States and the Netherlands, assisted by NATO Maritime Patrol Aircraft. The USS Kauffman and USS Theodore Roosevelt were among the warships that took part in the operation. AWACS supported the effort with its sophisticated maritime radar by providing blockading ships with long-range sea surveillance coverage.

The blockade was directed by the Commander-in-Chief Allied Forces Southern Europe, U.S. Admiral Mike Boorda.

Under the blockade, 12,367 ships were contacted, 1,032 of them were inspected or diverted to a port to be inspected, and 9 ships were found to be violating the UN embargoes.

Successor

Its successor was Operation Sharp Guard. That was a multi-year joint naval blockade in the Adriatic Sea by NATO and the Western European Union on shipments to the former Yugoslavia that began on June 15, 1993, was suspended on June 19, 1996, and was terminated on October 2, 1996.

See also

References

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  12. http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA461623&Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf
  13. http://www.history.navy.mil/shiphist/k/ffg-59/1993.pdf
  14. "NATO AWACS: Alliance Keystone for Out-of-Area Operations". Journal.forces.gc.ca. Retrieved June 8, 2010.
  15. "Naval coalition warfare: from the ... – Google Books". Books.google.com. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
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